US Capital Advance Ad Alert US Capital Advance A reader contacted us with a complaint about US Capital Advance, a loan provider she says took her money and never provided her with a loan. A couple of things…
Caprice Marketing Ad Alert Caprice Marketing At the request of the FTC, a U.S. District Court recently halted the operations and froze the assets of Caprice Marketing, a company that advertised payday loans but instead charged…
Pittsburgh Technical College’s Job Placement Rates Ad Alert Pittsburgh Technical College’s Job Placement Rates School’s advertised job placement rates don’t tell the whole story.
Corinthian Colleges Ad Alert Corinthian Colleges For-profit company ordered to pay more than $1 billion for a number of deceptive practices.
HARP Refinance Lender: Not what You May Think it Is Ad Alert HARP Refinance Lender: Not what You May Think it Is Website with name similar to government mortgage program is filling inboxes. What is it after?
Platinum Funding Ad Alert Platinum Funding From the spam inbox: It’s easy to apply for a loan. It only takes a few minutes and your cash is deposited directly into your bank account. Something seems off…
Western Sky Financial Ad Alert Western Sky Financial New York State’s attorney general filed suit this week against Western Sky Financial, a payday lender claiming connections to American Indian tribes. According to the New York Times, the suit…
Bank of America Ad Alert Bank of America A direct mail advertisement by Bank of America promoting low refinancing rates for homeowners has some consumer advocates concerned the materials may be misleading. American Banker reported this week that…
Princeton Review’s ‘SAT 1400+ Guaranteed*’ Test Prep Program Ad Alert Princeton Review’s ‘SAT 1400+ Guaranteed*’ Test Prep Program Note the asterisk.
Rocket Money (Formerly Truebill) Ad Alert Rocket Money (Formerly Truebill) A way out of pesky subscriptions or just another pesky subscription?
Disregard this Yellow Postcard, It’s a Mortgage Scam Ad Alert Disregard this Yellow Postcard, It’s a Mortgage Scam Mortgage scam that targets new homeowners shows no signs of abating.
Stratford Career Institute Ad Alert Stratford Career Institute Institution agrees to refund students misled by its high school diploma program.
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools Ad Alert Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools Federal education officials move to revoke for-profit college accreditor’s recognition.
College Works Painting Ad Alert College Works Painting Advertised summer internship earnings may be further out of reach than you think.
Oasis Legal Finance Ad Alert Oasis Legal Finance Exorbitant interest rates lurk behind these convenient loans.
Nine Year Mortgage Ad Alert Nine Year Mortgage “You have a mortgage and a load of other debt. Wouldn’t it be great if it all just went away?” says this radio ad for Nine Year Mortgage. Yes,…
Moneytree Ad Alert Moneytree Payday lender faces $550,000 in fines for allegedly hiding the true cost of its services.
Mortgage Insurance Scam Goes Blue Ad Alert Mortgage Insurance Scam Goes Blue The color changes but the deceptive marketing stays the same.
TurboTax Free Ad Alert TurboTax Free Spoiler: Filing your taxes with this product “could cost you money” and those are TurboTax’s words.
Be wary of Spreading Secrets on Game of Secrets App Ad Alert Be wary of Spreading Secrets on Game of Secrets App Valuable information hangs in the balance with the Game of Secrets app.